CHENNAI: The Greater
Chennai Corporation on Thursday tested
drones, provided by
Anna University, for spraying disinfectants. The testing was done at Ripon Buildings, the headquarters of the civic body.
Corporation commissioner G Prakash said four drones would be used to spray disinfectants in areas like markets and crowded localities including slum tenements to prevent spread of Covid-19.
Each drone can spray disinfectants in a 50,000-square-foot area.
The corporation is using 500 new disinfectant spraying machines in areas where people crowd.